From municipal progress, to broken trusts, to a grassroots resurgence, 2024 was a didactic reckoning for the commonwealth’s plant medicine community The 2024 election cycle in the Bay State
It’s no hallucination—the prohibitionists opposing Question 4 are using classic anti-marijuana messaging and duping journalists and voters
Benzinga, Double Blind, and others follow up on Jack Gorsline’s reporting on the upcoming Bay State ballot initiative
And one lawmaker decries deception but vows to “continue to work with grassroots advocates, veterans, mental health professionals, addiction specialists and a growing coalition of supporters”
Veteran impersonation act outrages activists, further muddies grassroots waters
Advocates decry “shadow campaign” subverting ballot initiative to legalize psychedelics in Massachusetts
From generating buzz around their cause to getting heard on Beacon Hill, psychedelics advocates had a big March. But underneath the wins, fractures in the movement as well as external opposition could undermine legalization efforts.
An interview with Jamie Morey, founder of Parents for Plant Medicine: “We have to do better … There is no justification for building a system that creates a disgustingly high price tag to access plant medicine like psilocybin.”
One side is behind the ballot initiative to regulate access to psychedelics. The other side has been advocating and organizing grassroots efforts across New England. Is there any chance these rivals will break through the tension and work together?
A day celebrating psychedelics, plant medicine, activism, and delicious fungi
